Sachin Tendulkar may own the record of the batsman with most runs in test cricket
(and in onedayers), Brain Lara, former West Indian artist with bat, will take
heart from his highest score by a batsman in an innings which he owned for 9 years
before Mathew Hayden broke it.

6 months since Hayden's hurricane against Zimbabweans, at same Venue (Recreation
ground in Antigua) and against same opposition (England), Brain Lara snatched back
his phenomenal record, scoring the first and only 400 in test match cricket till
today.

Drawback : Not that Brain Lara's record can't be broken today, but modern
day batters have lost the patience with loads of ODI & T20 cricket played around
the world and also the teams have become more result oriented than in Lara's days
whose best test match score didn't fetch a win for his team (England earned a
draw!).

Capables : Virendra Sehwag of India and Chris Gayle of West Indies who like
to play their shots when most batsman like to defend in test cricket.

Note : Double centuries may won a batsman a test match for his country, but
not a place in elite list below, which comprises only 300s.

Note : There have been 10 countries to play test cricket. Highest scores by
batsman from West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan, New Zealand and India feature
in list below. Now among remaining teams, highest test match score by a Zimbabwe
batsman is by David Houghton = 266 against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo in October 1994 while top test score by a Bangladesh batsman is 206 by Tamim Iqbal against Pakistan in 2015. (Mushfiqur Rahim has the only other double century for the country = 200*).

Record Holders :
Highest test score was first owned by CG Bannerman who made 165 in that first ever test match between England and Australia in year 1877. Then, WL Murdoch of Australia broke the record in 1884 with his 211 and in process became the first batsman to score a double century in test cricket. Robert Foster took away the record with his 287 against Australia in 1903, before it was broken by A Sandham's first ever triple century = 325. WR Hammond, L Hutton and Gary Sobers held the record for highest test match score before Brain Lara broke Gary Sober's 36 years old record in 1994 with his 375 before making 400, taking record back from Mathew Hayden who held it for just 6 months!

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